Centenary Edition 1897-1997

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performers revealed in customer review here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000027JM8

and also here: http://www.amazon.com/Centenary-Edition-1897-1997-Years/dp/tracks/B000002S8V/ref=dp_tracks_all_full#disc_1

CD 11, "A documentary history of EMI Classics" is narrated by Thomas Hampson, with 37 brief extracts from various EMI releases.

Annotation last modified on 2020-04-10 12:41 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1897-1907
2▶CD: 1908-1917
3▶CD: 1918-1927
4▶CD: 1928-1937
5▶CD: 1938-1947
6▶CD: 1948-1957
7▶CD: 1958-1967
8▼CD: 1968-1977
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1“Heroic” Polonaise no. 6 in A-flat
piano:
Maurizio Pollini (pianist)
recording of:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1842)
dedicated to:
Auguste Léo
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 6), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 16), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 53), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 155) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 147)
Frédéric Chopin6:57
2O amore (L’amico Fritz)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
L’amico Fritz: Atto III: “O amore, o bella luce del core” (Fritz)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
L’amico Fritz: Atto III
Pietro Mascagni2:31
3Chants d’Auvergne: Baïlèro
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux (Lamoureux Orchestra)
conductor:
Jean‐Pierre Jacquillat (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube34:49
4On Christmas Night
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
[unknown]1:57
5Triple Concerto: 2nd Movement
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1969-09-15 until 1969-09-17)
piano:
Sviatoslav Richter (pianist) (from 1969-09-15 until 1969-09-17)
violin:
David Oistrakh (violinist) (from 1969-09-15 until 1969-09-17)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1969-09-15 until 1969-09-17)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1969-09-15 until 1969-09-17)
balance engineer:
Allen Stagg (from 1969-09-15 until 1969-09-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (from 1970 to present, from 1987 to present)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1969-09-15 until 1969-09-17)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra in C major, op. 56 “Triple Concerto”: II. Largo (from 1969-09-15 until 1969-09-17)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1803)
part of:
Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra in C major, op. 56 “Triple Concerto”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:29
6Signore, ascolta (Turandot)
soprano vocals [Liù]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta!” (Liù)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:28
7“Enigma” Variation: Nimrod
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1970-08-04 until 1970-08-06)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (from 1970-08-04 until 1970-08-06)
balance engineer:
Michael Gray (UK classical recording engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971) and Warner Classics (in 2002)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-08-04 until 1970-08-06)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (from 1970-08-04 until 1970-08-06)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Sir Edward Elgar3:58
8La Mourisque
orchestra:
Early Music Consort of London
conductor:
David Munrow (UK early music historian & musician)
recording of:
La Mourisque
composer:
Tielman Susato (Flemish Renaissance composer)
part of:
Het derde musyck boexken "Danserye"
Tielman Susato1:17
9Radetzky March
orchestra:
Orquesta Johann Strauss de Viena (in 1978)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor) (in 1978)
performer:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228) (in 1978)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss I2:53
10Rhapsody in Blue (opening)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin5:17
11Caprice no. 24 in A minor
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-01-10 until 1972-01-12)
producer:
Suvi Raj Grubb
violin:
Itzhak Perlman (violinist and conductor) (from 1972-01-10 until 1972-01-12)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (from 1972-01-10 until 1972-01-12)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-01-10 until 1972-01-12) and Brent Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-01-10 until 1972-01-12)
recording of:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto (from 1972-01-10 until 1972-01-12)
composer:
Niccolò Paganini (Italian composer and violinist)
part of:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25
Niccolò Paganini4:25
12Celeste Aida (Aida)
engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:22
13Trumpet Concerto in E-flat: 3rd Movement
producer:
Michel Glotz
trumpet:
Maurice André (French trumpeter) (from 1974-05-28 until 1974-05-29)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1974-05-28 until 1974-05-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1974-05-28 until 1974-05-29)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1974-05-28 until 1974-05-29)
recording of:
Trompetenkonzert Es-dur: III. Rondo. Allegro (Trumpet Concerto in E flat major: III. Rondo. Allegro) (from 1974-05-28 until 1974-05-29)
composer:
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (Austrian composer)
version of:
Trompetenkonzert in E-Dur, S. 49: III. Rondo (Trumpet Concerto in E major, S. 49: Rondo)
part of:
Trompetenkonzert Es-dur (Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major)
Johann Nepomuk Hummel3:37
14Piano Concerto in G minor: 3rd Movement
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
piano:
Sviatoslav Richter (pianist) (from 1976-06-18 until 1976-06-21)
orchestra:
Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany) (from 1976-06-18 until 1976-06-21)
conductor:
Carlos Kleiber (conductor) (from 1976-06-18 until 1976-06-21)
balance engineer:
Ernst Rothe (engineer) (from 1976-06-18 until 1976-06-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Bürgerbräukeller in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1976-06-18 until 1976-06-21)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63: III. Finale: Allegro con fuoco (from 1976-06-18 until 1976-06-21)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1876-08 until 1876-09-14)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63
Antonín Dvořák11:03
15Eine kleine Nachtmusik:1st Movement
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (on 1976-01-29, on 1976-10-26)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (on 1976-01-29, on 1976-10-26)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1976-01-29, on 1976-10-26)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro) (on 1976-01-29)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro) (on 1976-10-26)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:50
16Symphonie fantastique: 4th Movement
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (on 1976-11-04)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1976-11-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1977, in 1987)
recorded at:
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1976-11-04)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice (on 1976-11-04)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz4:57
17Tea for Two
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
bass and double bass:
Pierre Michelot (from 1977-10-28 until 1977-10-29)
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Verrell (from 1977-10-28 until 1977-10-29)
guitar:
Jan Blok (guitar player) (from 1977-10-28 until 1977-10-29) and John Etheridge (from 1977-10-28 until 1977-10-29)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (from 1977-10-28 until 1977-10-29) and Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1977-10-28 until 1977-10-29)
conductor:
Max Harris (from 1977-10-28 until 1977-10-29)
balance engineer:
Tony Clark (engineer, Abbey Road)
recorded at:
Bovema Studios (Former Bovema Studio, since 1971) in Heemstede, Utrecht, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1977-10-28 until 1977-10-29)
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (from 1977-10-28 until 1977-10-29)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Vincent Youmans3:39
9▶CD: 1978-1987
10▶CD: 1988-1997
11▶CD: A Documentary History of EMI Classics